Dave Duerson

On eve of Super Bowl, football caught between a rock and hard tackle

2013-02-02 00:00:00

One afternoon in early January, I took a tour of the refurbished Memorial Stadium in Berkeley with a pair of architects from the firm HNTB. For me it was a visit brimming with nostalgia: I grew up about three miles north of the stadium, in the Berkeley...

Big holes in the NFL safety net for former players like Bob Zeman

2013-02-02 00:00:00

LA JOLLA — Bob Zeman will do the same as millions Sunday. He will grab the remote, find an easy chair and turn on the Super Bowl. "I still like the drama of the game," he says. He won't exactly be a fan. More like an observer. He knows too much...

Rodney Harrison is 'scared to death' after suffering concussions

2013-01-31 14:51:00

Rodney Harrison, the former all-pro safety for the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots, said he's scared for his future after sustaining numerous concussions during his playing days.� "I'm scared to death,"� Harrison said in an interview with...

Junior Seau had brain disease at time of suicide, tests show

2013-01-10 07:12:08

Junior Seau had brain disease when he committed suicide

2013-01-10 08:12:00

Retired NFL star Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide in May, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health. ABC News/ESPN reported Thursday�that Seau’s family was recently told of the findings,...

Girardi | Keese: Hard-Hitting Lawyer Tackles NFL Over Player Safety

2012-07-23 14:44:00

Tom Girardi had a busy day ahead him as he made his way to the office on May 2, 2012. He had a trial to prepare for and, that evening, he was bestowing a new chair in advocacy at his alma mater, Loyola Law School. And then news broke around noon that...

In Ed Reed case, NFL plays more head games

2012-11-23 16:15:00

An initial response to Ed Reed's one-game suspension this week was a shrug. It didn't really matter, anyway. His Baltimore Ravens are playing the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. It got sillier as other reactions poured in. Baltimore Sun columnist Mike...

Former Chargers linebacker Junior Seau dies in apparent suicide

2012-05-03 00:00:00

Through her tears, Luisa Seau said that there had been no warning of this. How could her son, Junior, who had so much promise in his life and during a glittery football career, want to kill himself? "I don't understand," she wailed. But Seau, 43, a...

Junior Seau's family revisiting decision to donate his brain

2012-05-06 21:34:40

Junior Seau death: Shrine grows at home of 'hometown hero'

2012-05-03 16:35:27

President Obama honors 1985 Chicago Bears

2011-10-07 16:33:23

PASSINGS: Dave Duerson, Joe Frazier, Alan F. Segal

2011-02-19 00:00:00

Dave Duerson NFL player on Super Bowl-winning teams Dave Duerson, 50, a four-time Pro Bowl safety who played on Super Bowl winners with the Chicago Bears and New York Giants, was found dead Thursday at his home in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. Investigators...

Tregg Duerson, son of former Chicago Bear Dave Duerson, discusses his family's lawsuit against the NFL on Feb. 23, 2012.

2012-08-24 19:01:00

Tregg Duerson, son of former Chicago Bear Dave Duerson, with lawyer William Gibbs, left, discusses his family's lawsuit against the NFL at the law offices of Corboy and Demetrio in Chicago Thursday.

2012-02-23 00:00:00

In August, police and SWAT responded to the home of former Notre Dame football defensive coach Corwin Brown. Brown, his wife and three children were in the home. After a 7-hour standoff, Brown surrendered but not before shooting himself in the stomach.

2011-12-30 07:31:33